Alvis T-Series 14

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Alvis TA 14 sedan (1948)
Alvis TA 14 sedan (1948)
TA 14 / TB 14
Production period: 1945–1951
Class : upper middle class
Body versions : Sedan , convertible , roadster
Engines: Petrol engines :
1.9 liters
(48–50 kW)
Length: 4432 mm
Width: 1676 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 2743 mm
Empty weight : 1245-1397 kg
Previous model Alvis 12/70
successor Alvis T-Series 21

The Alvis TA 14 was the first car that Alvis brought out after the Second World War as the successor to the 12/70 model in 1945. Numerous independent body manufacturers supplied different structures for the chassis. A roadster version was given the designation TB14 .

technology

The car had the four-cylinder in - line engine of the previous model with overhead valves , but with 1892 cm³ displacement and 65 bhp (48 kW). The front and rear rigid axles were suspended from semi-elliptical leaf springs.

Superstructures

From 1945 Alvis offered the TA 14 with new bodies from Mulliners (sedan), Carbodies and Tickford (both Drophead Coupés ). They were designed in the traditional pre-war style with free-standing headlights, curved fenders and running boards. Alternatively, the TA 14 was available as a roadworthy chassis without a body. The rolling chassis were considerably cheaper than those with fully clothed new cars. That is why almost every third TA 14 was sold without a body. They received different bodies that Alvis customers commissioned from independent body construction companies. About 40 Sports Saloons received bodies from Duncan , some chassis Mead also equipped with older Drophead bodies from Tickford, which had originally been built for the MG SA . Individual vehicles were also dressed by Raine , some Woodie-style station wagons were finally made by Scotney in St Ives . The maximum speed was approx. 128 km / h, depending on the structure. In 1950 the TA 14 was discontinued in favor of the new six-cylinder models.

TB14

In 1948, Alvis provided the TA 14 with a roadster, the Alvis TB 14. It had the same engine as the TA 14, but was boosted to 68 bhp (50 kW). The body was much more modern than that of the sedan or convertible and, with its integrated headlights and kidney-shaped, wide radiator grille, looked not dissimilar to the later Triumph TR2 . The bodies of the roadster were manufactured by AP Metalcraft in Coventry . In 1951 the roadster was also replaced by a corresponding six-cylinder model.

gallery

  • TA14 rear view

  • TA 14 limousine with Mulliner body

  • TA 14 limousine with Raine body

  • TA 14 Estate with Scotney body

  • TA 14 Cabriolet

  • Alvis TB 14 Roadster (1949)

  • Rear view

swell

  • David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975 . Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 1997, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 , pp. 35-40.

Web links

Commons : Alvis TA14  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Commons : Alvis TB14  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ David Culshaw: Alvis three liter in detail: TA 21 to TF 21 1950–67 , Herridge and Sons, Beaworthy, Devon, England, 2003, ISBN 0-9541063-2-6 , p. 22.
  2. ^ John Fox: Alvis Cars 1946-1967: The Post-War Years , Amberley Publishing Limited, 2016, ISBN 9781445656311 , p. 16 f.